Photomanipulation nominee

We are turning our oceans into dumpsters. Each and every minute the equivalent of one garbage truck worth of plastic is dumped into the ocean. Uncontained Consumption is a series of digital composited images metaphorically and literally turning our oceans into dumpsters using bits and pieces from dumpster walls that are no longer able to contain our consumption of goods. Each image in the series is inspired by both a photograph of a beach or body of water as well as items commonly found during beach cleansups and in our oceans. Using bits and pieces of close-up photographs of the outside and inside walls of dumpsters, images are digitally collaged using Photoshop to create new oceanscapes. Grease stains dissolve into beautiful ocean blue hues; grime found along the bottom of a dumpster is transformed into sandy shores; paint splatter is converted into white sea foam. Much like the ocean itself, the series ranges from calm and peaceful, to dark and foreboding. The series celebrates the beauty of the ocean while reminding the viewer that our oceans are becoming consumed by our waste.

While in and around Atlanta where she resides, Jennifer photographs the inner and outer walls of dumpsters, using dumpster abstracts as a vehicle to represent the impact of human waste and consumption on the environment. The purpose of her work is to capture the beauty of our planet while urging us all to be stewards of the earth. She is a member of the Atlanta Photography Group, Southeast Center for Photography, and Women In Focus. Her work has been on exhibit at Mason Fine Art, the Atlanta Photography Group, and the Atlanta Artist Center. Jennifer's Uncontained Consumption series was recently recognized as a semi-finalist in The Print Center’s 96th Annual, and the recipient of a Special Mention Artist grant for the Future Art Awards: Ecosystem X— by Mozaik Philanthropy.